Empathetic Community Facilitator

2 weeks ago

Ipswich, Australia beBeeSenior Full time $79,100 - $98,760
Job Opportunity

0.8 FTE | Max-term until June 2026

Ipswich, QLD – on the lands of the Yuggera, Jagera & Ugarapul Peoples

$44.78–$48.99 per hour + Generous Salary Packaging benefits

Make Your Lived Experience Count

Join a team offering safe spaces to connect, share, and grow. Led by people with lived experience, these sessions focus on recovery strategies, life skills, and shared hope. Support is delivered face-to-face in the community or at a centre, shaped around what matters most to each person.

Your Role and Impact

As a Senior Peer Support Worker, you'll guide and mentor peer workers while facilitating group-based recovery activities. You'll lead with lived experience, helping others navigate their recovery journey and building inclusive, trauma-informed spaces across the community.

Key Responsibilities
  • Mentor and support peer workers through reflective practice, supervision, and onboarding
  • Facilitate peer-led recovery groups in diverse community settings
  • Lead development and review of Individual Recovery Plans and participant exit planning
  • Coordinate with stakeholders and referral partners to support collaborative care
  • Monitor engagement and follow-up on non-attendance, embedding outreach strategies
  • Compile reports on outcomes and contribute to service evaluation
  • Represent the peer workforce in planning, quality improvement, and team discussions
  • Promote recovery principles and intentional peer support in all aspects of practice
Requirements
  • Lived experience of mental illness with minimum 2 years in recovery
  • Certificate IV in Mental Health (or equivalent)
  • Current unrestricted driver's license
  • Intentional Peer Support Core Training Certificate
  • CPR Certification
  • Experience mentoring or supervising peer workers
  • Strong group facilitation and stakeholder engagement skills
  • Commitment to trauma-informed, recovery-focused, and culturally safe practice
  • Skilled in Microsoft Office and electronic client record systems
What Will Make You Stand Out
  • Experience working collaboratively with referral partners and community organisations
  • Understanding of risk, safety, and escalation processes in community-based recovery work
  • Willingness to undertake leadership or peer supervision training

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